Sports Wrist Band

ABSTRACT

A sports wrist band is worn on a bare or gloved hand to increase the gripping force of the hand as well as the frictional force of friction with hand-held sporting goods such as a golf club and a baseball bat, thereby contributing to the improvement of sports performance. The sports wrist band includes a wrist band having a length wound at least one turn around the wrist, and including pieces of wrist velcro attached at a predetermined position so as to press and fix the wrist in a state of being wound around the wrist, and a hand band extending from the wrist band, turning around a knife hand portion, and wrapping up a palm portion contacting sporting goods so as to press the palm portion.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates, in general, to a sports wrist band, andmore particularly, to a sports wrist band that can be worn on a bare orgloved hand to increase the gripping force of the hand as well as thefrictional force with hand-held sporting goods such as a golf club and abaseball bat, thereby contributing to the improvement of sportsperformance.

BACKGROUND ART

Sports wrist bands that are currently used are generally for protectingthe wrist by putting a cylindrical band of an elastic material aroundthe wrist. This wrist band for protecting the wrist serves to protectthe wrist when excessive force is applied to the wrist, or to make gooduse of a wrist snap when a baseball player throws a ball.

For the wrist band for protecting the wrist, products having variouslengths are on the market, which range from ones designed to be wornonly on the wrist to ones designed to be worn up the forearm to a lengthof 8 or 9 inches. Other products are on the market, which range fromcylindrical ones designed to simply be put on the wrist to band-typeones designed to be worn around the wrist so as to be able to adjust thepressing strength of muscle according to a user.

However, the currently sold wrist band for protecting the wrist ismainly made only for primary function of protecting the wrist, in spiteof the various lengths and shapes thereof. For this reason, it isrequired to develop a sports wrist band capable of exerting multiplefunctions to contribute to the improvement of sports performance througha scientific design.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in an effort to solvethe problems occurring in the related art, and an object of the presentinvention is to provide a sports wrist band combining a hand band thatfunctions to increase the gripping force of the hand as well as thefrictional force with sporting goods with a wrist band that functions toprotect a wrist, thereby contributing to the improvement of sportsperformance.

Technical Solution

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of thepresent invention, there is provided a sports wrist band, which includesa wrist band having a length wound at least one turn around the wristand including pieces of wrist velcro attached at a predeterminedposition to press and fix the wrist in a state of being wound around thewrist, and a hand band extending from the wrist band, turning around aknife hand portion and wrapping a palm portion contacting sporting goodsso as to press the palm portion.

Further, the hand band includes a pressing portion that extends from oneside of the wrist band, is turned around the knife hand portion in awide width, and covers the palm portion contacting the sporting goods,and a connecting portion that extends from the pressing portion, runsbetween the thumb and index finger in a narrow width, and is attachedagain to the pressing portion by pieces of hand pressing velcro.

Also, the pieces of wrist velcro include pieces of wrist fixing velcroattached at a position where part of the wrist band can be wound oneturn around the wrist and be fixed, and pieces of wrist pressing velcroattached at a position where another part of the wrist band can be woundaround the wrist to press the wrist and be fixed.

In addition, a part of the hand band is attached together to a sportsglove when the sports wrist band is used.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The above objects, and other features and advantages of the presentinvention will become more apparent after reading the following detaileddescription in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a sports wrist band according to the presentinvention;

FIGS. 2 through 5 are perspective views illustrating a procedure ofwearing a sports wrist band according to the present invention;

FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrates a state of using a sports wrist band accordingto the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a plan view illustrating a glove-attached type sports wristband according to the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a state of wearing aglove-attached type sports wrist band according to the presentinvention; and

FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrates a state of using a glove-attached typesports wrist band according to the present invention.

BEST MODE

Reference will now be made in greater detail to a preferred embodimentof the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals will be usedthroughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or likeparts.

FIG. 1 illustrates a sports wrist band according to the presentinvention, wherein (a) is viewed from above, and (b) is viewed frombelow.

The sports wrist band of the present invention is generally composed ofa wrist band 10 designed to press and fix a wrist portion, and a handband 20 designed to press and fix a hand portion. The wrist band 10fundamentally functions to protect the wrist from excessive forceapplied to the wrist during a contest, as in the conventional wrist bandfor protecting the wrist. The hand band 20 functions to increasegripping force by pressing a palm portion grasping sporting goods suchas a golf club, a baseball bat, a tennis racket, etc., as well as forceof adhesion to sporting goods.

The wrist band 10 has a length capable of being wound at least one turnaround the wrist, and includes pieces of wrist velcro 11, 12, 13 and 14,each of which is attached at a predetermined position so as to press andfix the wound wrist. The wrist band 10 should have a length capable ofbeing fixed by the wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12, to be described below,in a state, in which it is wound at least one turn around the wrist, andpreferably a length capable of being wound at least two turns around thewrist so as to be able to press the wrist.

Currently, the wrist band for protecting the wrist is produced in theform of a band of which the strength of pressing a wrist muscle can beadjusted after being wound one or more turns around the wrist, ratherthan in the form of a cylinder of an elastic material that is simply puton the wrist. As such, the present invention reflects this technicaltrend to manufacture the wrist band 10 so as to be wound at least oneturn around the wrist and fix the wrist.

In this manner, when the length of the wrist band 10 increases, thewrist band 10 can not only increase pressing force against the wrist butalso adjust the pressing force when desired by a user. However, thewrist band 10 is inconvenient to wear, compared to the existingcylindrical wrist band. In order to solve this problem, the presentinvention is adapted to provide two types of wrist velcro 11 and 12, and13 and 14 to the wrist band 10, thereby making it convenient to wear.

First, a pair of pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12 is attached ata position where part of the wrist band 10 can be wound one turn aroundthe wrist and be fixed. As an exemplary embodiment of this construction,among the pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12, one 11 is attached toone end of the wrist band 10 as in FIG. 1( a), and the other 12 isattached to an intermediate portion of the wrist band 10 and is spacedapart from the wrist fixing velcro 11 by the circumference of the wrist.At this time, the pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12 areconstructed such that they can be attached to top and bottom surfaces ofthe wrist band 10, respectively, and thereby interlock each other in thestate where the wrist band 10 is wound one turn around the wrist.

The pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12 attached in this way fix thewrist band 10 in the state where the wrist band 10 is wound one turnaround the wrist, thereby preventing the wrist band 10 from beingrolled. Accordingly, the pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11 and 12 make itpossible to more conveniently press and fix the wrist band 10 in thenext step.

Next, a pair of pieces of wrist pressing velcro 13 and 14 is attached atthe position where part of the wrist band 10 is fixed by the pieces ofwrist fixing velcro 11 and 12, and then the other can be fixed in astate where the other is wound around the wrist so as to press thewrist. As an exemplary embodiment of this construction, among the piecesof wrist pressing velcro 13 and 14, one 13 is attached to anintermediate portion of the wrist band 10 as in FIG. 1( a), and theother 14 is attached to the other end of the wrist band 10 so as to bespaced apart from the first piece of wrist pressing velcro 13 by thecircumference of the wrist.

Next, the hand band 20, the most characteristic technical configurationof the present invention, will be described. As described above, thehand band 20 functions to improve the gripping force of the hand and theforce of adhesion to sporting goods. The hand band 20 extends from thewrist band 10, turns around the knife hand portion, and wraps up thepalm portion contacting the sporting goods so as to press the palmportion. As long as the hand band 20 is adapted to extend from the wristband 10 to wrap the palm portion contacting the sporting goods so as topress the palm portion, any hand band 20 falls within the scope of thetechnical spirit of the present invention. The hand band 20 can beimplemented in various concrete embodiments.

An exemplary embodiment of the hand band 20 is illustrated in FIG. 1.Specifically, the hand band 20 includes a pressing portion 21 thatextends from one side of the wrist band 10, turns around the knife handportion in a wide width, and covers the palm portion contacting thesporting goods, and a connecting portion 22 that extends from thepressing portion 21, runs between the thumb and the index finger in anarrow width, and is attached again to the pressing portion 21 by handpressing velcro 23 and 24.

The pressing portion 21 is strongly and closely contacted with the palmportion contacting the sporting goods, thereby increasing the force offriction with the sporting goods. Further, the pressing portion 21 turnsaround the knife hand portion, thereby strongly pressing the knife handportion where the area contacting the sporting goods is widest toincrease the gripping force of the hand.

The connecting portion 22 is preferably made in the form of a relativelynarrow band so as to run between the thumb and the index finger in anarrow width. The pieces of hand pressing velcro 23 and 24 are attachedto the top surface of the pressing portion 21 and the bottom surface ofthe free end of the connecting portion 22 respectively so as tointerlock each other after the hand band 20 is wound one turn around thepalm. The user pulls the connecting portion 22, and then adjusts thefixed strength using the hand pressing velcro 23 and 24, thereby freelyadjusting the pressing force of the hand band 20.

Now, the method of using the sports wrist band constructed in this wayaccording to the present invention will be described. FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and5 illustrate the procedure of wearing the sports wrist band according tothe present invention in turn. When a user intends to wear the sportswrist band on the left hand 1, part of the wrist band 10 is wound oneturn around the wrist 2, and then the pieces of wrist fixing velcro 11and 12 are interlocked with each other to fix the wrist band 10 (seeFIG. 2). Then, the user grasps one end of the wrist band 10, winds thewrist band 10 around the wrist 2 again so as to allow the wrist band 10to be pressed on the wrist 2, and then the pieces of wrist pressingvelcro 13 and 14 are interlocked with each other. Thereby, the wearingof the wrist band 10 is completed (see FIG. 3).

Afterwards, the user grasps the free end of the connecting portion 22 ofthe hand band 20, winds the hand band 20 toward the inner knife handportion 3, and passes the hand band 20 between the thumb 4 and the indexfinger 5, thereby pressing the pressing portion 21 onto the palmportion. In this state, the pieces of hand pressing velcro 23 and 24 areinterlocked with each other (see FIGS. 4 and 5). At this time, thepressing force caused by the pressing portion 21 can be adjusteddepending on how strongly the hand band 20 is wound.

FIGS. 6 and 7 illustrate a posture of gripping a golf club in a statewhere the sports wrist band of the present invention is worn on the lefthand. The user wears the sports wrist band on the left hand, grips thegrip of the golf club 30 so as to locate the grip of the golf club 30 onthe pressing portion 21 of the hand band 20, and then firmly holds theleft hand with the right hand. At this time, the left hand is stronglypressed by the sports wrist band, and thus the gripping force of theleft hand is increased. Further, the grip of the golf club 30 is placedon the pressing portion 21, and thus the frictional force is alsoincreased. As a result, the impact strength and precision are improvedwhen a golf club is swung.

As described above, when used, the sports wrist band of the presentinvention can be directly put on a bare hand, as well as be attached toa sports glove. The sports wrist band can be applied to all types ofsports gloves for golf, baseball, tennis, and so on. FIG. 8 illustratesone embodiment of the application. Part of the hand band 20 of thesports wrist band is attached to a sports glove 40.

At this time, the sports wrist band can be sold as a set where the partof the hand band 20 is integrally attached to the sports glove 40, orcan be removably attached to the sports glove 40 so as to be used onlywhen necessary. The reference numerals for the sports wrist band anddescription thereof in FIG. 8 are equal to those in FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 illustrates the state of wearing a glove-attached type sportswrist band. First, the user wear the sports glove 40, and fastens apiece of glove velcro 41 to the left hand. Then, the wrist band 10 ofthe sports wrist band is wound around the wrist portion and is firmlyfixed. The connecting portion 22 of the hand band 20 is grasped, andthen the pressing portion 21 is wound toward the inner knife handportion until it is pressed onto the palm. In this state, the pieces ofhand pressing velcro 23 and 24 are interlocked with each other.

FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate a posture of gripping a baseball bat 50 inthe state where the sports wrist band of the present invention is wornon the left hand. The user wears the sports wrist band on the left hand,grips the grip of the baseball bat 50 so as to locate the grip of thebaseball bat 50 on the pressing portion 21 of the hand band 20, and thenholds the front of the left hand with the right hand. At this time, theleft hand is strongly pressed by the sports wrist band, and thus thegripping force of the left hand and the frictional force of the sportswrist band are increased. As a result, the impact strength and precisionof the baseball bat are improved.

Although only the sports wrist band for the left hand is illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 11, the present invention is not limited to theleft-handed sports wrist band, but can be naturally applied to a sportswrist band for the right hand.

In the drawings and specification, typical preferred embodiments of theinvention have been disclosed, and although specific terms are employed,they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and are not forthe purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forthin the following claims.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

As described above, the sports wrist band of the present invention addsa function of increasing the gripping force of the hand and thefrictional force with sporting goods to a wrist protecting functionprovided by a conventional sports wrist band, so that it can greatlycontribute to the protection of the human body as well as theimprovement of sports performance.

1. A sports wrist band comprising: a wrist band having a length adaptedto be wound at least one turn around a wrist, and including a first andsecond set of corresponding wrist velcro pieces attached at apredetermined position on the wrist band so as to be pressed and fixedagainst each other such that the wrist band is wound around the wrist;and a hand band extending from the wrist band, and adapted to turnaround a knife hand portion, and adapted to wrap over a palm portion forcontacting sporting goods so as to be pressed against the palm portion.2. The sports wrist band as set forth in claim 1, wherein the hand bandincludes a pressing portion that extends from one side of the wristband, turns around the knife hand portion, and covers the palm portioncontacting the sporting goods, and a connecting portion that extendsfrom the pressing portion, is adapted to run between a thumb and anindex finger, and is attachable to the pressing portion viacorresponding hand pressing velcro pieces, wherein a portion of thepressing portion situated near the knife hand portion is wider than aportion of the connecting portion situated between the thumb and indexfinger.
 3. The sports wrist band as set forth in claim 1, wherein thefirst set of corresponding wrist velcro pieces are attached at aposition on the wrist band where part of the wrist band is adapted to bewound one turn around the wrist and be fixed, and the second set ofcorresponding wrist velcro pieces are attached at a position on thewrist band where another part of the wrist band can be wound around thewrist so as to press against the wrist and be fixed.
 4. The sports wristband as set forth in claim 1, wherein a part of the hand band isintegral with a sports glove.
 5. The sports wrist band as set forth inclaim 3, wherein a part of the hand band is removably attached to asports glove.
 6. The sports wrist band as set forth in claim 2, whereina part of the hand band is integral with a sports glove.